Raymond Lee Waldrep of Heber Springs died on November 21, 2012, in the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock. Born on November 27, 1930 in Wynne, he was 81. He was the son of the late Raymond Lee and Frances Young Waldrep.

He was a United States Air Force veteran, having served in World War II.

He is survived by his son, Shannon Waldrep of Heber Springs; his daughter, Deana Armstrong of Austin, Texas; and the mother of his child, Dixie Lee Scrape of Heber Springs. He is also survived by other relatives and many friends.